Golden Eagle Mine

The Golden Eagle Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Eagle Mine
Secondary: Show Me Copper Co. Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Strode, J. W.
Years: 1939 -

Owner Name: Amico Mining Corp (Anaconda)
Years: 1947 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1878
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Nne Trending Miami Fault; Mine Is W Of Fault, Where Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite Intrudes Into Pinal Schist

Type: L
Description: Mine Nw Of Miami Fault, Nw Oriented Contact Between Pinal Schist To S And Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite To ;North

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Production): ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA ONLY INCLUDES 1930'S. DOES NOT INCLUDE 1878-1900 WHEN THE MAJOR PRODUCT WAS GOLD

Comment (Development): CONSISTS OF 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY FRANK THOMPSON (1916), AND AT ONE TIME OWNED BY SHOW ME COPPER CO. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED 1901-1934

Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL VEINS IN FISSURE ZONES

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL OF 1000 FT IN LENGTH AS WELL AS 3 WINZES AND A SHAFT EXTENDING DOWN FROM THE TUNNEL; AT ONE TIME THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL PIT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

References

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

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